Lot 76
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After Sir David Wilkie, R.A.
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After Sir David Wilkie, R.A.

The Blind Fiddler

Details
After Sir David Wilkie, R.A.
The Blind Fiddler
oil on canvas
12 x 14 in. (30.5 x 35.5 cm.)
Provenance
with W.H. Williams & Co., 93 Gresham Street, London, 1885 (according to a label on the reverse).
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

The present picture is after the celebrated composition that Wilkie painted for the connoisseur Sir George Beaumont in 1806, which was given by the latter to the National Gallery in 1826 (now Tate Gallery, London). The original was the first major work by the artist to be painted on a wooden panel rather than on canvas, reflecting his desire to emulate Netherlandish Art.

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